Instagram announced a new video creation app Sunday amid legal struggles faced in the U.S. by TikTok, another social media platform with a focus on visual content.

“Today we’re announcing Edits, a brand new app for making videos on your phone,” Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a video posted on the platform.

“Now, there’s a lot going on in the world right now, and no matter what happens, we think it’s our job to create the most compelling creative tools for those of you who make videos for, not just Instagram, but for platforms out there, as we can,” he added. “And Edits is hoping to do just that.”

On Sunday, a law went into effect requiring TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to divest from the app or risk being banned in the U.S. Preparing for the ban, the app cut off U.S. access to the platform Saturday just before midnight.

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